Tetrahedral carbon: A carbon atom with four attachments, and bond angles of approximately 109.5o. The overall shape is that of a tetrahedron (i.e., a pyramid with all faces being equilateral triangles, or nearly so). ... The carbon has four different attachments, and thus is a stereocenter.
Can carbon have a tetrahedral shape?
In compounds featuring "inverted" tetrahedral geometry at a carbon atom, all four groups attached to this carbon are on one side of a plane. The carbon atom lies at or near the apex of a square pyramid with the other four groups at the corners.
What does a tetrahedral molecule contain?
Tetrahedral: four bonds on one central atom with bond angles of 109.5°.
